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E. w. .VAILL.

Patented Deb. 4, 1883. l

UNITED STATES EDWARD W. VAILL, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PATENT OFFICE.

FURNITURE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 289,583, dated December4, 1883.

Application filed J two 19, 1883. (No model.)

, invented an Improvement in Furniture, of

which the following is a specification.

The surfaces of chairs, sofas, and other articles of furniture havebeenornamented by inlaid veneers, pearl, straw, and metal. These are alldifficult to apply and have to be put into the wood-work when thearticle is being made. In cases where the frames are upholstered in amaterial different to that originally intended, there is no opportunityto alter the ornamental surface to harmonize with the upholstery.

My present invention is for the purpose of ornamenting the surface ofthe article of furniture in a manner that admits of a great variety ofcombinations of color and artistic effect, and which can be appliedeither before or after the furniture is upholstered, soas to harmonizethe colors and the appearance. I recess the surface of the article offurniture in strips, bands, or other forms, each recess being aboutone-tenth of an inch deep, more or less, and preferably with sharpangles at the junction of the bottom and sides of the refabric-the samebeing of a shape to fit closely into such recesses, the back orfoundation of the fabric being covered at its edges in consequence ofbeing within the recesses, and the piled surface is even with orprojects beyond the surface of the surrounding wood.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a section, and Fig. 2 a faceview, of part of a chair-back with my improvement applied 5 thereto, a abeing the wood, the surface of which is recessed, and receives the wovenportion or backing b, from which the piled or plush surface 0 projects,and forms the contrasting material to the surrounding wood- 0 work, thecarpet, plush, or piled fabric being inlaid in the wood. The carpet orfabric may be secured by glue or any suitable adhesive material, andornamental nails, as at i, may

also be made use of in holding the fabric into its recess.

In some instances I undercut or dovetail carpet, or the carpet may beheld in any suitthe recesses, so as to hold the edges of the.

able manner. I am able to utilize small pieces of carpet and plush thatwould otherwise be wasted, and to intersperse various patterns andcolors throughout the wood-work, and the same forms a very agreeable andartistic contrast to the surrounding surface.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination, with the-wood-work infurniture, of piled woven fabrics introduced into recesses in thesurface of the article, substantially as set forth. 7o

2. A frame or other wooden article of furniture having recesses in thesurface thereof, in combination with'strips or pieces of plush or otherwoven textile fabric inserted into such recesses and secured by glue orotherwise,

plush fabric into the recessed wood-work, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 12th day of June, A. D. I 1883.

E. w. VAILL.

\Vitnesses:

GEO. T. PINOKNEY, WILLIAM G. Morr.

